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Book Cultural Repercussions

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bradley J. Birzer
  • Publisher : WordFire +ORM
  • Release : 2022-06-14
  • ISBN : 1680573004
  • Pages : 212 pages

Download or read book Cultural Repercussions written by Bradley J. Birzer and published by WordFire +ORM. This book was released on 2022-06-14 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revised & expanded examination of the words and ideas of the man of letters and drummer extraordinaire of the rock band Rush. In January 2020, the world lost not only one of the greatest drummers, but also one of the most insightful lyricists. And a brilliant writer. Though Neil Peart was universally lauded as drummer for legendary rock band Rush, few studies have been devoted to his writings. Yet, Peart was very much a man of his words. He wrote lyrics, travelogues, essays, cultural criticism, short stories, and fantasy novels. The themes in his writings are timeless: personal journeys, exploration, excellence, growth, philosophy, art, satisfaction and happiness, religion, politics, individualism, natural history, life, love, loss, redemption, and beauty. Peart wanted every person to persevere through individual trials, find unique gifts and abilities and, ultimately, true happiness. He did not just profess such things; he lived them. Never satisfied with second best or any form of defeat, Peart challenged himself to live up to his own philosophy. And he always succeeded with grace, which earned him even more fervent admirers. Since his death in 2020, Neil Peart has continued to inspire thousands through his music, his words, and his example. This book—revised and expanded to incorporate Peart’s final years—carefully examines the influence that his life, his witness, and his words have had on others. Neil Peart lived life to the fullest, and he made us each better for it. “Includes some of the strongest analysis of Peart’s lyrics that you’ll find, and does a rigorous job of nailing down the tenets of Peart’s ever-evolving philosophy.” —PROG Magazine

Book The Cultural Impact of Rupaul s Drag Race

Download or read book The Cultural Impact of Rupaul s Drag Race written by Cameron Crookston and published by . This book was released on 2022-03-25 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume is an exploration of the social, cultural, political, and commercial implications of the trailblazing reality television series RuPaul's Drag Race. Going beyond mere analysis of the show itself, the contributors interrogate the ways RuPaul's Drag Race has affected queer representation in media, examining its audience, economics, branding, queer politics, and every point in between. Since its groundbreaking and subversive entry into the reality television complex in 2009, the show has had profound effects on drag and the cultures that surround it. Bringing together scholarship across disciplines--including cultural anthropology, media studies, linguistics, sociology, marketing, and theater and performance studies--the collection offers rich academic analysis of Ru Paul's Drag Race and its lasting influence on fan cultures, queer representation, and the very fabric of drag as an art form in popular cultural consciousness.

Book Socio Cultural Impacts of Workplace E Learning  Epistemology  Ontology and Pedagogy

Download or read book Socio Cultural Impacts of Workplace E Learning Epistemology Ontology and Pedagogy written by Remtulla, Karim A. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-05-31 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is about using socio-culturally based research in the study of technology, learning, and workers, for the purposes of a better workplace adult education and training from workplace e-learning"--Provided by publisher.

Book Levelling Up  The Cultural Impact of Contemporary Videogames

Download or read book Levelling Up The Cultural Impact of Contemporary Videogames written by Brittany Kuhn and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-01-04 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Cultural Impact of Kanye West

Download or read book The Cultural Impact of Kanye West written by J. Bailey and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-03-06 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through rap and hip hop, entertainers have provided a voice questioning and challenging the sanctioned view of society. Examining the moral and social implications of Kanye West's art in the context of Western civilization's preconceived ideas, the contributors consider how West both challenges religious and moral norms and propagates them.

Book Culture s Consequences

Download or read book Culture s Consequences written by Geert Hofstede and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1980-11 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his bestselling book Culture's Consequences, Geert Hofstede proposed four dimensions on which the differences among national cultures can be understood: Individualism, Power Distance, Uncertainty Avoidance and Masculinity. This volume comprises the first in-depth discussion of the masculinity dimension and how it can help us to understand differences among cultures. The book begins with a general explanation of the masculinity dimension, and discusses how it illuminates broad features of different cultures. The following parts apply the dimension more specifically to gender (and gender identity), sexuality (and sexual behaviour) and religion, probably the most influential variable of all. Hofstede closes the book

Book The Culture Map  INTL ED

Download or read book The Culture Map INTL ED written by Erin Meyer and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An international business expert helps you understand and navigate cultural differences in this insightful and practical guide, perfect for both your work and personal life. Americans precede anything negative with three nice comments; French, Dutch, Israelis, and Germans get straight to the point; Latin Americans and Asians are steeped in hierarchy; Scandinavians think the best boss is just one of the crowd. It's no surprise that when they try and talk to each other, chaos breaks out. In The Culture Map, INSEAD professor Erin Meyer is your guide through this subtle, sometimes treacherous terrain in which people from starkly different backgrounds are expected to work harmoniously together. She provides a field-tested model for decoding how cultural differences impact international business, and combines a smart analytical framework with practical, actionable advice.

Book Cultural Implications of Knowledge Sharing  Management and Transfer  Identifying Competitive Advantage

Download or read book Cultural Implications of Knowledge Sharing Management and Transfer Identifying Competitive Advantage written by Harorimana, Deogratias and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2009-08-31 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book illustrates, compares, and discusses models, perspectives, and approaches involved in the distribution, administration, and transmission of knowledge across organizations"--Provided by publisher.

Book Managing Cultural Festivals

Download or read book Managing Cultural Festivals written by Elisa Salvador and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-02-13 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims at renewing the attention on a niche field, Cultural Festivals, so important for valorizing cultural traditions and local heritage visibility as well as social well-being. Following the disruptive consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, this fragile sector deserves more attention from public authorities and stakeholders at national and European levels with a suitable and dedicated plan of recovery and valorization. This book provides a comparative analysis of Cultural Festivals in Europe, taking insights from an international range of high-level scholarly contributors. Individual chapters highlight and analyse challenges around the organisation, management and economics of Cultural Festivals. As a whole, the book provides a comprehensive overview of scholarly research in this area, setting the scene for the future research agenda. Matters related to educational programs and new audience development, as well as challenges related to digitalization, are also included. The book employs a tradition versus innovation lens to help readers account for the consequences of the digital revolution, new audience development and an educational agenda. The result is a book which will be valuable reading for researchers, academics and students in the fields of event and cultural management and beyond. Chapters 4 and 9 of this book are available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at www.routledge.com. They have been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Book Currencies and Cultures

Download or read book Currencies and Cultures written by Noel Mark Noël and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-18 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why cultures are different can be examined through the multifaceted lens of their currencies, their economic policies, and the very foundations of how money works. Anyone who has traveled abroad immediately senses the cultural differences, even before learning about the language, politics, or history of the people. The tourist is promptly faced with strangely priced goods and services, an unknown currency of dubious value, and an alien system of payment, trade, and exchange. An investigation into the origins and evolution of money explains much about the behavior of people and their culture. The collection of coins and money often begins with an inquiry into the history of a currency and other payment media used to resolve debts and exchange goods. Coin collecting can lead to a compelling interest in the study of cultural differences as numismatists have come to appreciate the semantic connection between numisma (coinage) and nomos (customs) with nonos (laws). Those interested in economics and business would find, through the study of numismatics, a wealth of information—the equivalent of a life-long education—not only in the study of coins and currencies, but also about people and their history. Culture is defined by the values, norms, and beliefs shared among its members and supported by its cultural institutions. A symbiotic relationship exists between a currency and its culture and society. The extent to which cultural institutions encourage and reinforce their economic foundations indicates the degree of a culture’s success or failure. This book offers insights into how cultural institutions can strengthen their citizens’ values and beliefs with that of their currency, and enhance the process of trade and exchange for the betterment and prosperity of its people. The Latin phrase “cui bono?” translates into “to whose profit or advantage?” Currencies and Cultures reexamines and challenges our current understanding of economic history—and provides insights into human behavior by following the money.

Book Being Modern

    Book Details:
  • Author : Robert Bud
  • Publisher : UCL Press
  • Release : 2018-10-10
  • ISBN : 1787353931
  • Pages : 438 pages

Download or read book Being Modern written by Robert Bud and published by UCL Press. This book was released on 2018-10-10 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early decades of the twentieth century, engagement with science was commonly used as an emblem of modernity. This phenomenon is now attracting increasing attention in different historical specialties. Being Modern builds on this recent scholarly interest to explore engagement with science across culture from the end of the nineteenth century to approximately 1940. Addressing the breadth of cultural forms in Britain and the western world from the architecture of Le Corbusier to working class British science fiction, Being Modern paints a rich picture. Seventeen distinguished contributors from a range of fields including the cultural study of science and technology, art and architecture, English culture and literature examine the issues involved. The book will be a valuable resource for students, and a spur to scholars to further examination of culture as an interconnected web of which science is a critical part, and to supersede such tired formulations as 'Science and culture'.

Book Brutal Beauty

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jisha Menon
  • Publisher : Northwestern University Press
  • Release : 2021-10-15
  • ISBN : 0810144077
  • Pages : 318 pages

Download or read book Brutal Beauty written by Jisha Menon and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-15 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brutal Beauty: Aesthetics and Aspiration in Urban India follows a postcolonial city as it transforms into a bustling global metropolis after the liberalization of the Indian economy. Taking the once idyllic “garden city” of Bangalore in southern India as its point of departure, the book explores how artists across India and beyond foreground neoliberalism as a “structure of feeling” permeating aesthetics, selfhood, and everyday life. Jisha Menon conveys the affective life of the city through multiple aesthetic projects that express a range of urban feelings, including aspiration, panic, and obsolescence. As developers and policymakers remodel the city through tumultuous construction projects, urban beautification, privatization, and other templated features of “world‐class cities,” urban citizens are also changing—transformed by nostalgia, narcissism, shame, and the spaces where they dwell and work. Sketching out scenes of urban aspiration and its dark underbelly, Menon delineates the creative and destructive potential of India’s lurch into contemporary capitalism, uncovering the interconnectedness of local and global power structures as well as art’s capacity to absorb and critique liberalization’s discontents. She argues that neoliberalism isn’t just an economic, social, and political phenomenon; neoliberalism is also a profoundly aesthetic project.

Book Cultural Impact in the German Context

Download or read book Cultural Impact in the German Context written by Rebecca Braun and published by Camden House. This book was released on 2010 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines, then employs the metaphor of cultural impact in an effort to understand how culture works in the German-speaking world. How to gauge the impact of cultural products is an old question, but bureaucratic agendas such as the one recently implemented in the UK to measure the impact of university research (including in German Studies) are new. Impact isseen as confirming a cultural product's value for society -- not least in the eyes of cultural funders. Yet its use as an evaluative category has been widely criticized by academics. Rather than rejecting the concept of impact, however, this volume employs it as a metaphor to reflect on issues of transmission, reception, and influence that have always underlain cultural production but have escaped systematic conceptualization. It seeks to understand how culture works in the German-speaking world: how writers and artists express themselves, how readers and audiences engage with the resulting products, and how academics are drawn to analyze this dynamic process. Formulating such questions afresh in the context of German Studies, the volume examines both contemporary cultural discourse and the way it evolves more generally. It links such topics as authorial intention, readerly reception, intertextuality, andmodes of perception to less commonly studied phenomena, such as the institutional practices of funding bodies, that underpin cultural discourse. Contributors: David Barnett, Laura Bradley, Rebecca Braun, Sarah Colvin, Anne Fuchs, Katrin Kohl, Karen Leeder, Jürgen Luh, Jenny McKay, Ben Morgan, Gunther Nickel, Chloe Paver, Joanne Sayner, Matthew Philpotts, Jane Wilkinson. Rebecca Braun is Executive Dean of the College of Arts, Social Sciences, & Celtic Studies at the National University of Ireland in Galway and Lyn Marven is Lecturer in German at the University of Liverpool.

Book Cultural Impact on Lean Six Sigma and Corporate Success

Download or read book Cultural Impact on Lean Six Sigma and Corporate Success written by Miriam Jacobs and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-14 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To achieve a better understanding of the influence of National Culture, Corporate Culture and Leadership Style on Lean Six Sigma implementation and Corporate Success a quantitative empirical web-based survey with Lean Six Sigma professionals involved in the social professional network LinkedIn was carried out by Miriam Jacobs. The outcome of this survey suggests, that certain constellations of these five factors are more successful than others. Companies with an almost equal balance across different Leadership Styles and types of Corporate Culture achieve the best results, while companies equipped with a Rational and Hierarchical Corporate Culture in the absence of transformational, participative or supportive leadership are likely to fail.

Book Cases on Cultural Implications and Considerations in Online Learning

Download or read book Cases on Cultural Implications and Considerations in Online Learning written by Edmundson, Andrea and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expectations – of life, work, education, and so forth – are rooted in cultural values. As a result, access to an engagement with online learning is a culture-bound experience. Cases on Cultural Implications and Considerations in Online Learning illustrates ways in which to reach and engage learners across cultures by using online learning that accommodates cultural differences and preferences. This casebook helps online educators understand what cultural expectations their students have before they create online programs and tailor their instructional designs for multicultural and international learners.

Book Akira  The Anime Phenomenon Unleashed  Exploring Its Themes  Symbolism  Cultural Impact And Legacy

Download or read book Akira The Anime Phenomenon Unleashed Exploring Its Themes Symbolism Cultural Impact And Legacy written by Eternia Publishing and published by Zander Pearce. This book was released on 2023-05-25 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AKIRA: THE ANIME PHENOMENON UNLEASHED: EXPLORING ITS THEMES, SYMBOLISM, CULTURAL IMPACT AND LEGACY Are you a fan of anime and interested in exploring the groundbreaking masterpiece, Akira? Look no further than "Akira: The Anime Phenomenon Unleashed: Exploring Its Themes, Symbolism, Cultural Impact And Legacy" CONTENT (40 CHAPTERS) Akira And Its Cultural Impact Tetsuo: The Protagonist's Descent Into Madness Kaneda: The Antihero's Journey And The Psychology Of Power Akira: The Deity's Legacy And The Philosophy Of Destruction Neo-Tokyo: The Dystopian Metropolis And The Psychology Of Society The Espers: The Psychic Phenomenon And The Philosophy Of Evolution Colonel Shikishima: The Military Authority And The Ethics Of Leadership The Scientist: The Quest For Knowledge And The Ethics Of Science The Biker Gang: The Counterculture And The Psychology Of Rebellion The Religious Cult: The Search For Meaning And The Psychology Of Belief Akira And Political Philosophy: An Exploration Of State And Revolution The Evolution Of Animation: From Akira To Today The Philosophy Of Technology In Akira: Transhumanism And Posthumanism The Psychology Of Trauma In Akira: The A-Bomb And Its Aftermath The Ethics Of Genetic Engineering In Akira The Philosophy Of Chaos Theory In Akira: The Butterfly Effect And Determinism The Psychology Of Memory In Akira: Identity And Trauma Akira And Postmodernism: The Critique Of Modernity And The Search For Authenticity The Philosophy Of Power In Akira: The Will To Power And The Overman Akira's Enduring Legacy And Its Relevance To Philosophy And Psychology Akira And Existentialism: The Search For Meaning In A Dystopian World The Significance Of Color In Akira: A Study Of Symbolism And Imagery The Sound Of Akira: Music And Audio Design In A Cinematic Masterpiece The Role Of Women In Akira: An Examination Of Gender And Power Dynamics The Concept Of Freedom In Akira: A Critical Analysis Of Social And Political Structures Akira And Cyberpunk: The Blurring Of Boundaries Between Human And Machine The Influence Of Japanese Culture On Akira: Tradition And Modernity In A Global Context The Philosophy Of Time Travel In Akira: Causality And Paradoxes In A Sci-Fi Classic The Body Horror Of Akira: Biological Aberrations And The Limits Of Human Existence Akira And Postcolonialism: An Exploration Of Power And Resistance In The Postwar Era The Impact Of Akira On Anime And Pop Culture: A Retrospective Of Its Legacy The Politics Of Identity In Akira: Race, Class, And Nationalism In A Postmodern World The Philosophy Of Language In Akira: Communication And Miscommunication In A Dystopian Society The Ethics Of Violence In Akira: Morality And Justification In A World Of Chaos The Role Of Dreams And Hallucinations In Akira: The Unconscious Mind And The Limits Of Perception The Future Of Technology In Akira: Predictions And Critiques Of Science Fiction In The 21st Century Akira And Transcendence: The Search For Ultimate Reality And Spiritual Awakening The Psychological Impact Of Trauma In Akira: Coping Mechanisms And Resilience In A Post-Apocalyptic World Akira And Environmentalism: The Implications Of Human Hubris And The Limits Of The Natural World The Philosophy Of Power Dynamics In Akira: Foucauldian Discourse And The Construction Of Social Hierarchies

Book Cultural Impact on Conflict Management in Higher Education

Download or read book Cultural Impact on Conflict Management in Higher Education written by Nancy T. Watson and published by IAP. This book was released on 2018-07-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultural Impact on Conflict Management in Higher Education shares information regarding conflict management and resolution in higher education from a global perspective. In this book, we introduced many conflict resolution methods from different regions in the world. You can borrow some successful strategies and examine the differences and similarities between contexts. The book shares a conflict resolution model which may direct the reader to start thinking about addressing and managing conflicts from different levels of organizations. This book is a collective work of authors coming from all over the world. We chose higher education as the context because it is a place where diverse thoughts, perspectives, and people come together. Because of the potential richness of diversity on a college campus, the opportunity for conflicts occurs. Managing conflict does not work when there is a “one-way only approach/model” for addressing conflict. Some conflict resolution encompasses multiple dimensions: (a) one’s personal beliefs or beliefs about an issue; (b) an individual’s personal history in terms of how the conflict was perceived as something to be discussed or not; (c) work culture of the conflict where if ‘one has a conflict,’ the person or unit is messing up or there is a problem person; (d) the unconscious strategies of ‘face saving’ (trying to maintain one’s image) present; (e) social hierarchies or relationships; and (f) the diversity dimensions and issues that may be present.